Monastery Bells Peal in Russia Amid Quiet Orthodox Revival
In northeast Russia the Pechori monastery and 60 to 70 monks illustrate a rare Orthodox presence in the Soviet Union. Despite atheistic policy, church activity grows modestly, with about 45 working churches in Moscow and a revival of icons, while Sunday schools and priestly training face state barriers.
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Pechori
U.S.S.R
Russia
Soviet Union
Timates
Communist Party
Moscow
Bible Tale and Russian Church History Compiled
The passage recounts Delilah and Samson from the Bible and shifts to Solzhenitsyn criticizing church leadership. It surveys Russian Orthodox Church history from Tsarist times through Stalin and Khrushchev, noting ritual continuity, lay devotion, and the church’s role in national identity.
Fifty Voice Choir Plans Sunday Concert
The Bethany Evangelical Free Church youth choir of North St and Onalaska Ave a 50 voice group will present an hour concert Sunday at 7 pm. Broadcast on WKTY with eight selections and personal witness segments. Don Cumming Holmen High senior will deliver a closing devotional.
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Bethany Evangelical Free Church
North St
Onalaska Ave
Wkty Radio
Bethany Church
Don Cumming
Holmen High School
David Martin
Church Plans Contemporary Service Sunday
The First Congregational Church at 2503 Main St will hold its second annual Celebration Service at 10 a.m. Sunday with the theme Reaching Out. Participants include Dr Stephen Webster Dr Glenn Seager Rev Robert Duff Linda Torgeson Edwin Eckert Leslie Erickson and Karl Friedline in an experimental service with slides solo and choral contemporary music and a fellowship period in the sanctuary.
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First Congregational Church
Main St
Stephen Webster
Glenn Seager
Robert Duff
Linda Torgeson
Edwin Eckert
Leslie Erickson
Karl Friedline
Church Board of Ministry
Diocese Drive Collects 137 Tons Of Clothing For Relief
The Catholic Diocese of La Crosse collected 274000 pounds of used clothing in its overseas aid drive completed Dec 12. The haul filled 13 semitrailers across seven cities, with 51000 pounds loaded at St Thomas More Church. Clothing goes to Milwaukee for Catholic Relief Services and is distributed to 70 countries for disaster victims self help projects and schools. Aquinas High School aided loading. Weather energy notes and invocations aside, the drive aims to aid global poor and developing programs.
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la Crosse
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Gregory Speltz
Aquinas High School
Hansen Seaway Terminals
Milwaukee
Midwest
Catholic Relief Services
St. Vincent de Paul Society of
Africa
Asia
Ecclesiastical Grants and IRS Code Provisions Spark Debate
The piece discusses IRS Revocation of tax exemptions for religious groups and a campaign to define substantial activity under Section 503(c)(3). It notes disputes over what counts as substantial lobbying and highlights potential bias against small denominations versus large ecumenical bodies.
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Internal Revenue Service
White House
IRS
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Christian Echoes
Oklahoma
Billy James Hargis
National Council of Churches
Hargis
Amicus Curiae
Friend
Taft
Junk Shop
General Motors
Wisconsin religious population falls in 1973 figures
The Wisconsin Council of Churches reports a drop in the state’s religious population from 3,072,631 in 1972 to 3,026,529 in 1973, with 66.76 percent affiliated with a religious organization. Roman Catholics are 49.3 percent, Lutherans 32.10 percent, Methodists 5.06 percent, United Church of Christ 2.82 percent, Baptists 2 percent, and Presbyterians 1.86 percent. The 1974 Religious Directory includes 75+ bodies, 4,684 congregations, 6,604 clergy and an 11 new bodies total of 76 listings.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council of Churches
United Church of Christ
Badger Road
Ramsey Estate Gifts $700000 to St Paul Children’s Hospital
The gift from the estate of Dr Walter R Ramsey totals 700000 and will fund expanded pediatrics education at Children’s Hospital St Paul on the eve of its 50th anniversary. Ramsey died aged 100 last year and chaired the University of Minnesota pediatrics department before becoming professor emeritus.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Children’s Hospital
St. Paul
Walter R. Ramsey
Ramsey
Children's Hospital
University of Minnesota
U S Indian Schools Closed To Save Fuel
The Bureau of Indian Affairs ordered Indian schools nationwide closed through January 21 to conserve fuel. Public information officer Tom Oxendine said area directors may extend holiday vacations. the system includes 11 area offices and about 200 schools.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Tom Oxendine
BIA Public Information Officer
BIA
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Father Shpiller
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AP News
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N. Salem Road
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Great Lakes
Madison, Wis
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Madison Bureau
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Madison Episcopal Church
Conference of
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Murray Seasongood
Southern Baptist Convention
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Leithold
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Max W. Weniger
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Independent Baptist Church
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